Vicki Nguyen

I was on my way to catch a flight at the airport.

So I get a text and

And it says, hey, here's your Coinbase access code.

Call us if you didn't request this.

And I actually have a Coinbase account.

It's so that you can manage crypto, but I don't use it very often.

I made the mistake of calling the number that was in the text.

And someone answered, sounding quite official.

And I go, hey, I got this text.

I didn't request an access code.

And the person led me down a path, starting to use these technical terms, things that sound plausible, things that sound like someone has accessed my account.

Then next thing I say, I want to close this account anyway.

So he's like, here's what I'm going to need you to do.

I need you to go into the Apple App Store and I'm going to need you to download a secure wallet.

I actually downloaded the app.

And then he's like, okay, you're going to need to transfer whatever's in your Coinbase account to this secure wallet so that when you're in the skies, no one's accessing your Coinbase.

So I say, you know what?

Let me call you back.

I'm not familiar with this app.

I'm not sure how it works.